No. 8,582 in Russian
одному
"Одному" means "to one person" or "alone" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Одному человеку не под силу поднять такую тяжесть.
One person cannot lift such a heavy object by themselves.
In this sentence, "одному" is used in the dative case, referring to a male individual, indicating that the action described is beyond that individual's ability.
Мне нужно поговорить с каждым из вас по одному.
I need to talk with each of you one at a time.
Here, "по одному" is an idiomatic phrase meaning "one at a time," showing a sequential or individual approach.
Было страшно остаться одному в большом доме.
It was scary to be alone in the big house.
In this sentence, "одному" is used in the dative case, reflecting the state of being alone, correlating with the subject feeling fear in solitude.
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